Epidurals can reduce the risk of serious complications for mothers during childbirth, a study of more than half a million Britons found. Those who had the pain relief had a smaller chance ...

Mothers who opt for pain relieving epidurals during labour are missing out on the benefits brought by the pain of giving birth, so says senior male midwife, Dr Denis Walsh. Childbirth may be painful ...

Extensively revised and updated, this edition offers a unique guide to the use of epidurals in obstetrics. Care has been taken to incorporate all recent changes to techniques and management in ...

But the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) said women being refused epidurals had become a "common theme". It said it was leaving women "profoundly traumatised" - with some choosing to ...